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pleiophylly
pleiophylly n.
Brit. 
/ˈplʌɪə(ʊ)ˌfɪli/
, /ˈplʌɪə(ʊ)ˌfɪli/U.S. /ˈplaɪoʊˌfɪli/
[perhaps after pleiophyllous adj. (compare quot. 1869); compare meiophylly n.] Botany rare the presence of more than the normal number of leaves or leaflets growing at a point./ˈplaɪoʊˌfɪli/ΘΚΠ
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phyllomania1669
superfoliationa1682
pleiophylly1869
1869 M. T. Masters Veg. Teratol. iii. i. ii. 353 Those instances in which the actual number of leaves is increased, so that in place of one there are more leaflets, may be included under the term ‘pleiophylly’, which may serve to designate both the appearance of two or more leaves in the place usually occupied by a single one, and also those normally compound leaves in which the number of leaflets is greater than usual.
1917 J. W. Harshberger Text-bk. Mycol. & Plant Pathol. xxvii. 338 Pleiophylly (Masters).—The appearance of many leaves in place of a single part.
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